Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-03
AT THE JAIL.
The Condemned Men Decline to Talk on
the Subject.


the Subject.
CHICAGO, November 2d.-The first news
of the decision of the Supreme Court in
| the case of the condemned Anarchists was
taken 10 the County Jail by an Associated
Press reporter few minutes after it had
been received from Washington. Jailer
Folly expressed no astonishment, saying
| merely: Well, it is just what we ex-
pected." There were no visitors in the
Jail, and the prisoners were all in their
cells when the news arrived
THE PRISONERS SILENT.
A note was sent up to Spies, telling him
the writ had been denied, and asking if he
had any statement to make in regard to
the matter. Spies was sitting in his cell
busily engaged with some manuscript He
read the note and returned it with the short
answer: i have nothing to say" None
of the other prisoners would say anything
either.
Within fifteen minutes after the verdict
was announced eight or ten officers in citi-
zens' clothes appeared and quietly disposed
themselves about the building and neigh
borhood without any previous intimation.
A rule rigidly debarring visitors from the
Jail was quickly put in force and no one
was allowed to enter the building during
the afternoon except the officers reporters
and relatives of the Anarchists.
RUSH OF sYMPATHIzERs.
As soon as the news from Washington
had generally circulated through the city a
miscellaneous rush of people came to see
the condemned men before it was too late
They entered the Sherif's Office in a drove,
but the burly deputy who guarded the way
to the jall-yard was obdurate. Friends of
the doomed men. bearing baskets of delica-
cies for them, begged admittance. The
dainties were passed in, but only relatives
gained an entrance.
SHERIFF WATSON SAID:
81 don't want to make any fuss about it,
but visits of other Anarchists have got to
stop. Personally, l would like to grant
the doomed men all the favors could but
l don't think it would be wise to do so, and
it may seem foolish-and perhaps it is fool
ish-but then friends might give them dag
gers and pistols. and if they wanted to kill
themselves we might be powerless to pre-
vent it | shouldn't like to have it said
that If had attended to my duty suicides
might lave been prevented"
SCENES IN THE JAIL.
The first of the relatives of the con-
demned men to visit the jail was Mrs.
Engel. She moved about in a nervous
manner, as though she could scarcely
realize that the last slender thread of hope
had broken.
| Lingg's aunt and q young lady cousin
and one of his admirers came next. They
were all downcast, with traces of tears on
their cheeks, but they had not been talking
to the reckless bomb-maker five minutes
when they were all laughing. and their
mlrth sounded strangely incongruous with
the feelings of most of those present.
Frank Beifeldt, of the Arbeiter Zeituno
came next. shortly followed by Spies two
brothers and his mother, who seemed to
feel her sorrow deeply. Mrs. Parsons and
her two children came, and with them a
lady interested in the Amnesty Associa-
ton. Every one of the prisoners had the
semblance at least of positively cheerful
spirits.
Mr.. Beifeldt, after leaving the iail, said
1T is useless to ask those men 20 sign pc.
hhon to the Governor for their lives.
have just been talking to them, and they
laugh at the idea."
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT OF THE nay
Had its scene at the police headquarters
The moment that word of the decision was
received all the detectives in the BUILDING
disappeared with amazing suddenness. As
to what districts or places they were as
signed their superiors were non -commi ttal
1t is known, however, that for some dav,
the men have had sealed instructions to &C
as soon as the decision was received.
/ I'VE will not be caught mapping wa.
all the officials would say. 1t is asserted
that
| PREPARATIONS FOR THE HANGING
Are already going on. The ropes, it is said
have been ordered. An additional scaffol,
will have to be built. and preparations wer
going on for this to-day.
Already the morbidly curious of Chicago
as well as outside, are sending in request